PRESENTS
An inspiring narrated ballet tale about courage, connection and renewal.
Saturday 30 August 2025
HANSEL & GRETEL
A magical world of memorable characters and creatures come to life in this delightful reimagining of the classic tale by the Brothers Grimm.
Through the trees where nobody sees. In the heart of the deep dark woods. A spell has been cast.
Abandoned, alone and lost, Hansel and Gretel journey through a petrified but beautiful forest held captive by a wicked witch and follow a flock of mysterious white birds to a miraculous cottage dripping with sugary treats.
But all is not what it seems…
Can Hansel and Gretel find the courage to free the forest and restore order from chaos?
CAST
LEAD ROLES
Hansel Stella Pieterse (Year 8)
Gretel Millie Ziqi Tian (Year 7)
Father Stella Boyle (Year 11)
Witch Carine Kong (Year 11)
Stepmother Madeline Taylor (Year 12)
Pan Sarayah Wijesuriya (Year 4)
Dora Sophie Woo (Year 4)
Forest Spirit Natasha Woods (Year 5)
Wood Spirit Harriet Cheung (Year 6)
Blue Bird Queen Charlotte King (Year 10)
Memory Bird Emma Scott (Year 9)
Captain Squeaker Kaymi Madugalle Wijeratne (Year 4)
Captain Whiskers Tiffany Woods (Year 4)
Narrators Grace McSweeney (Year 10)
Phoebe Paleologos (Year 12)
UNDERSTUDIES
Hansel Camilla Metcalfe (Year 8)
Gretel Saskia Nicolson (Year 10)
Father Leahara Wijesurrya (Year 9)
Witch Stella Xu (Year 10)
Stepmother Annabel Taylor (Year 10)
Pan Isabel Chang (Year 4)
Dora Isabelle Hu (Year 4)
Forest Spirit Janulya Nandagopan (Year 5)
Wood Spirit Davina Excell (Year 5)
Blue Bird Queen Indigo Meldrum (Year 9)
Memory Bird Lana Tao (Year 9)
Captain Squeaker Avril Huang (Year 5)
Captain Whiskers Jaining Li (Year 5)
ENSEMBLES
White Blind Mice (Kindergarten Pre-Primary Ballet)
Alice Fu, Amelia Cui, Amelia Zhou, Audrey Wang, Aurora Li, Ava Ding, Ayra Gupta, Celeste Yao, Celeste Qi, Lily Tabaneh Tehrani, Lily Belle Ruiz de Portal Greene, Margot McAlear, Olivia Choong, Rosa Mashhoori, Sara Sidhu, Stephania Thach, Victoria Wang, Wensley Zhou, Zoe Wong
Pink Blind Mice (Year 1 Primary Ballet)
Hannah Atmaja, Evelyn Chen, Alita Chung, Ariana Hu, Noelle Hu, Makayla Liu, Mofei Liu, Harin Pyun, Andora Wang, Chloe Wang, Janice Wang, Annabella Wu, Momo Xiao, Aria Zhou
Foxes (Year 2 Grade 1 Ballet)
Angelina Wang, Ava Chen, Belle Xue, Charlie Liu, Charlotte Chan, Chloe Chen, Elena Liu, Elizabeth Ma, Elliyeen Azhar, Harlow Comiskey, Isabella Wang, Melissa Liu, Mia Sun, Naomi Zhao, Olivia Lawrence, Phoebe Zhao, Reena Geng-Yang
Mini Forest Sprites (Year 3 Grade 2 Ballet)
Ailisa Liu, Ella Birch, Isabella Welden-Iley, Jacqueline Liu, Katherine Wang, Ruby Shi
Mini Forest Sprites (Year 3-5 Junior Open Ballet)
Anya Jolapara, Elissa Mashhoori, Ellie Xu, Audrey Ren, Isabel Gao, Isla Coupland, Sophia Thach
Cats (Year 4 Grade 3 Ballet)
Adaline Li, Anna He, Bella Yang, Candice Zhang, Cathy Chen, Chloe Chen, Dinulya Nandagopan, Isabel Chang, Isabelle Hu, Kaymi Madugalle Wijeratne, Maggie Wang, Mia Yuan, Sienna Cheng, Tiffany Woods, Yantong Nie
Blue Birds (Year 5 Grade 4 Ballet)
Zoe Ababio, Olivia Birch, Davina Excell, Avril Huang, Jianing Li, Angela Lu, Alyssa Ng, Ellie Rose Ruiz del Portal Greene, Isabella Sherrah, Gisele Whitehead, Natasha Woods, Olivia Xiao, Jacqueline Yang, Sunny Zhong
Forest Sprites (Year 6 Grade 5 Ballet)
Arlene Ke, Aurora Lin, Christina Yang, Emily Pu, Emma Feng, Harriet Cheung, Hannah Kim
Isla Lu, Janulya Nandagopan, Julie Kang, Polly Zhao, Sarah Lu, Tiana Zhang
White Birds (Year 7 Intermediate Foundation)
Adeline Wu, Alexandra Qiu, Macy Feng, Mandy Zhou, Melody Chen, Alyssa Ni
Wood Sprites (Year 8 Intermediate)
Annabelle Zhou, Camilla Metcalfe, Isabelle Ha, Lana Tao, Molly Liu, Victoria Xu, Wenhui Zheng
Enchanted Lollies (Year 9-10 Advanced Foundation)
Saskia Nicholson, Indigo Meldrum, Stella Xu, Yiling Gu, Lily Xing, Annabella Bayfield, Stella Walsh, Eva Pieterse, Rain To
Enchanted Lollies (Year 10 Advanced 1)
Annabel Taylor
PRODUCTION
Director Tonya Grelis
Script and Music Curation Tonya Grelis
Lead Choreographer Ms Laura Fishwick
Choreographers
Lighting and Visual Design
Miss Samantha Hibburt
Miss Skye Fredan
Mrs Ginevra Marr
Matthew Osborne
Set Design Badaboom Graphics Inc
Audio Editing James Bongers
Tim Colvin
Narrative Recording James Bongers
Production Manager Miss Samantha Hibburt
Production Coordinator Mr Jackson Reedman
Costumes Hamilton’s Theatrical
Meredith Myles
Tonya Grelis
Marni Collier
Oven & Cage creation James Bongers
Theatre Manager Tonya Grelis
Theatre Technicians James Bongers
Marni Collier
Crew Ms Sarah Ashton
Livia Andrews
Siena Parsons
Anais Vander
Alia Curren
Jess Zhai
Head of Dance Miss Katrina Cluff
Deputy Head of Dance Miss Samantha Hibburt
Executive Director Co-curricular Mr Greg Meagher
Director of Co-Curricular Performing Arts –Strategy and Operations
Dance Co-Ordinator - Ballet and Technique
Mr Kurt Schweinberger
Development and External Stream Ms Laura Fishwick
Dance Co-ordinator - Junior School
Dance Co-ordinator - Secondary School
Dance Coordinator -
Performance Stream Development
Dance Co-ordinator -
Performances and Productions
Dance Administrator
Ms Genevieve Gardiner
Ms Lucy Eaton
Mrs Keya Pettigrew
Mr Jackson Reedman
Mrs Alysha Marsden